Havildar is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Havildar in a sentence
Havildar meaning
An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
Using Havildar
- The main meaning on this page is: An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- In the example corpus, havildar often appears in combinations such as: havildar ishar, of havildar.
Context around Havildar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Havildar
- In this selection, "havildar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, depicting, ishar, rank and umrao stand out and add context to how "havildar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include constables in havildar rank the and he said havildar roy who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "havildar" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with havildar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Akshay plays the role of Havildar Ishar Singh in the film. (11 words)
A painting depicting Havildar Umrao Singh winning the Victoria Cross, Burma, 1944. (12 words)
Patnaik would now be assigned only two constables in Havildar rank, the official said. (14 words)
The other soldier, who was injured in the incident, has been identified as Havildar Mari Muthu D and evacuated to the Military Hospital in Poonch, he said. (27 words)
Our children were very young, with the eldest son being only 10 years old,” said Soma Devi, widow of Havildar Baldev Raj of 7 Dogra Regimenty. (26 words)
He said Havildar Roy, who was 38 years old, belonged to village Mhedhipara of Futkibari Tehsil in Dhubri District, Assam. (20 words)
Example sentences (7)
At that time, 21 Sikh soldiers of the 4th Sikh Regiment, led by Havildar Ishar Singh, were stationed there.
Patnaik would now be assigned only two constables in Havildar rank, the official said.
A painting depicting Havildar Umrao Singh winning the Victoria Cross, Burma, 1944.
He said Havildar Roy, who was 38 years old, belonged to village Mhedhipara of Futkibari Tehsil in Dhubri District, Assam.
Our children were very young, with the eldest son being only 10 years old,” said Soma Devi, widow of Havildar Baldev Raj of 7 Dogra Regimenty.
Akshay plays the role of Havildar Ishar Singh in the film.
The other soldier, who was injured in the incident, has been identified as Havildar Mari Muthu D and evacuated to the Military Hospital in Poonch, he said.
Common combinations with havildar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- havildar ishar 2×
- of havildar 2×